Out of My Mind

DDW: the united memory of all the fans

"Out Of My Mind" is the 28th single by Duran Duran. The song is part of the Duran Duran album Medazzaland, but was released as a single from the soundtrack to the 1997 Val Kilmer film The Saint.

Contents 1 About the song 2 Lyrics 3 Music video 4 B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes 5 Chart positions 6 Track listing 6.1 CD: Virgin - VSCDT1639 (UK) 6.2 CD: Virgin - VSCDX1639 (UK) 6.3 CD: Virgin - V25D-38586 (US) 6.4 12": Virgin; VST 1639 (UK) 7 Other appearances 8 Personnel 9 References

[edit] About the song

During the development of Medazzaland, "Out Of My Mind" was written by Simon Le Bon as the last of a trilogy of songs for his late friend David Miles (the others being "Do You Believe In Shame?" and "Ordinary World").

After the album was complete, Capitol Records shopped around certain tracks to Hollywood movie studios, hoping to get a Duran Duran song attached to one of the year's summer blockbusters. In January, Paramount Pictures showed interested in including "Out Of My Mind" on the soundtrack album for The Saint.

In March 1997, the soundtrack and single for "Out Of My Mind" were released internationally on Virgin Records, marking the first time a Duran Duran release (single or album) had been released on an imprint other than EMI/Parlophone (or EMI subsidiaries Capitol/Harvest for North America).

[edit] Lyrics

Light a candle
Lay flowers at the door
For those who were left behind
And the ones who've gone before
But here it comes now
Sure as silence follows rain
The taste of you upon my lips
The fingers in my brain
Ever gentle as it kills me where I lay
Who am I to resist?
Who are you to fail?

Got to get you out of my mind
But I can't escape from the feeling
As I try to leave the memory behind
Without you what's left to believe in?

And I could be so sorry
For the way it had to go
But now I feel your presence
In a way I could not know
And I wonder
Do you ever feel the same
In whispering darkness
Do you ever hear my name?

Got to get you out of my mind
But I can't escape from the feeling
As I try to leave the memory behind
Without you, what's left to believe in?

How could you dare
To become so real
When you're just a ghost in me

And I've got to get you out of my mind
But I can't escape from the feeling
As I try to leave the memory behind
Without you, what's left to believe in?

Here in the back of my mind
Deep in the back of my mind

[edit] Music video

The video was filmed by director Dean Karr in February, at the historic Krumlov Castle in the city of Český Krumlov, in the Czech Republic. ^[1]. It featured many special effects, including the use of sophisticated prosthetic makeup to age singer Simon Le Bon over the course of the video.^[2]

[edit] B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes

"Out Of My Mind" featured the two b-sides "Sinner or Saint" (written specifically for the movie) and "Silva Halo", an album track from Medazzaland.

There were a multitude of remixes done for the track, mostly by the Perfecto crew (Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne).^[3]

[edit] Chart positions

The single peaked at #21 on the UK Singles Chart in May, and at #14 in Italy.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD: Virgin - VSCDT1639 (UK)

1. "Out Of My Mind" (album version) (4:15)
2. "Silva Halo" (2:24)
3. "Sinner or Saint" (4:06)
4. "Out Of My Mind" (electric remix) (4:25)

[edit] CD: Virgin - VSCDX1639 (UK)

1. "Out Of My Mind" (perfecto radio edit) (3:46)
2. "Out Of My Mind" (perfecto mix) (5:51)
3. "Out Of My Mind" (perfecto instrumental) (5:47)
4. "Out Of My Mind" (perfecto dub 1) (6:41)

[edit] CD: Virgin - V25D-38586 (US)

1. "Out of My Mind" (Metropolis Remix) (4:28)
2. "Sinner or Saint" (4:07)

[edit] 12": Virgin; VST 1639 (UK)

1. "Out Of My Mind" (perfecto mix) (5:51)
2. "Out Of My Mind" (perfecto instrumental) (5:47)
3. "Out Of My Mind" (perfecto dub 1) (6:41)
4. "Out Of My Mind" (perfecto dub 2) (6:25)

[edit] Other appearances

Aside from the single, "Out Of My Mind" has also appeared on:

Albums:

• Medazzaland
• The Saint (Original Soundtrack)

Singles:

• "Electric Barbarella" (US)

[edit] Personnel

Duran Duran are:

• Simon Le Bon - Vocals
• Warren Cuccurullo - Guitar
• Nick Rhodes - Keyboards

[edit] References

1. ↑ Duran Duran at Krumlov Castle
2. ↑ SMG FX: photos of Out of My Mind makeup
3. ↑ Tom McClintock's Duran Duran discography (PDF)

DURAN DURAN

Simon Le Bon • Nick Rhodes • John Taylor • Roger Taylor Andy Taylor • Warren Cuccurullo • Sterling Campbell

DISCOGRAPHY

ALBUMS

Duran Duran • Rio • Seven and the Ragged Tiger • Arena • Notorious • Big Thing • Liberty • Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) • Thank You • Medazzaland • Pop Trash • Astronaut • Red Carpet Massacre

COMPILATIONS and EP's

Carnival • Decade: Greatest Hits • Greatest • Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran • Strange Behaviour • Singles Box Set 1981-1985 • Singles Box Set 1986-1995

SINGLES

"Planet Earth" • "Careless Memories" • "Girls on Film" • "My Own Way" • "Hungry Like the Wolf" • "Save a Prayer" • "Rio"• "Is There Something I Should Know?" • "Union of the Snake" • "New Moon on Monday" • "The Reflex" • "The Wild Boys" • "A View to a Kill" • "Notorious" • "Skin Trade" • "Meet El Presidente" • "I Don't Want Your Love" • "All She Wants Is" • "Do You Believe in Shame?" • "Burning the Ground" • "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)" • "Serious" • "Ordinary World" • "Come Undone" • "Too Much Information" • "Perfect Day" • "White Lines" • "Out of My Mind" • "Electric Barbarella" • "Someone Else Not Me" • "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" • "What Happens Tomorrow" • "Nice" • "Falling Down"

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